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Argentorwerke Rust & Hetzel, Vienna, Art Nouveau Easel Mirror
A silver plated Art Nouveau easel mirror by Argentorwerke Rust & Hetzel, Vienna, with original beveled glass, decorated with floral motifs and a standing female to one side reaching up to the foliage. Measuring 61.4 cm high and 43.2 cm wide. Circa 1903.
The origin of the firm dates to 1863 when Carl Adalbert Münchmeyer and Ernst Rust founded C.A. Münchmeyer & Co.
The firm was specialised in silver and gold plating metal objects through galvanic process. Factories were opened in Berlin (managed by C.A.Münchmeyer), Vienna (managed by Ernst Rust and Adolf Wilhelm Hetzel) and Paris.
Argentor-Werke Rust & Hetzel, founded in 1902 and managed by Georg Ferdinand Rust and Adolf Wilhelm Hetzel, became one of the most important metalware manufacturers of Viennese Art Nouveau movement.
Production included not only silver cutlery, bowls, centerpieces, tea and coffee services, but also home furnishings such as frames, clocks, electric lamps, vases and flower holders. Of particular interest were the frames manufactured by Argentor to mount the iridescent glass vases made by the famous Johan Loetz glass factory.
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Info Sheet
- Maker
- Argentor-Werke Rust & Hetzel
- Date
- Circa 1903
- Material
- Silver Plate
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A silver plated Art Nouveau easel mirror by Argentorwerke Rust & Hetzel, Vienna, with original beveled glass, decorated with floral motifs and a standing female to one side reaching up to the foliage. Measuring 61.4 cm high and 43.2 cm wide. Circa 1903.